Everything about The Kingdom Of Enenkio totally explained
The
Kingdom of EnenKio, or "EnenKio" for short, is a small
separatist group of
Marshall Islander heritage who lay claim to the
United States'
unincorporated territory of
Wake Island. EnenKio seeks recognition as a
sovereign Micronesian state in the Northern
Marshall Islands.
Name
The Kingdom of EnenKio derives its name from the native name of the northernmost Marshallese
atoll, Eneen-Kio Atoll, which was also once written as Enen-kio. In the Marshallese language,
Enen-kio means "Island of the orange flower."
History
The Kingdom of EnenKio was first conceived in
1987. It began to emerge in
1993 and was formally established in
1994. Murjel Hermios became its first
Monarch and, following his death in December
1998, his brother
Remios Hermios became second Monarch. The government of EnenKio claims it's determined to peacefully gain occupation of Wake Island to benefit the king, EnenKio citizens, and any persons who desire freedom from oppressive political or social systems.
Location of land claim
Wake Island comprises three proximate
coral atolls currently known as Peale Island, Wake Island, and Wilkes Island. In aggregate they comprise an area of approximately 6.5 km² and are situated approximately 2,300 statute miles west of the
Hawaiian Islands and 2,000 miles from
Japan. The nearest island neighbor is
Bokak Atoll of the Marshall Islands group, some 300 miles to the south. Westerners have called Wake Island by different names throughout history, such as San Francisco, Lamira, Disclerta, Halcyon, Helsion, and Wilson.
Basis of claim
The Kingdom of EnenKio bases their claim over Wake Island upon primarily three factors.
Firstly, some scant
indigenous Marshallese
oral tradition suggests that, prior to
European
exploration, nearby
Marshall Islanders travelled to what is now Wake Island, which the ancient travelers called
Enen-kio after a small orange
shrub-
flower said to have been found on the island. In ancient Marshallese
religion,
rituals surrounding the
tattooing of
tribal chiefs, called
Iroijlaplap, were done using certain fresh human bones, which required a
human sacrifice. A man could save himself from being sacrificed if he obtained a wing bone from a certain very large
seabird said to have existed on
Enen-kio. Small groups would therefore brave traveling to the island in hope of obtaining and returning with this bone, thus saving the life of the potential human sacrifice.
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Secondly, EnenKio's Monarch claims to be a direct descendent of ancient travellers to Wake Island, as described above.
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Thirdly, and based upon the above two factors,
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first-usage lands rights commonly held in
Micronesian cultures as
legitimate for settling
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Status
To date, EnenKio isn't recognized in any international forum as a sovereign state; nor does any internationally recognized state recognize it. On 23 April 1998 the Marshall Islands government issued Circular Note 01-98, which vigorously denied EnenKio's Wake Island claims.
The Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands condemns the claims and activities asserted by representatives of the "Kingdom of EnenKio" and the "Dominion of Melchizedek". The representatives making claims of separate sovereignty are not citizens of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and have no right to make claims on behalf of Marshallese landowners. Furthermore, these representatives are making fraudulent assertions that violate the Republic of the Marshall Islands's constitution. The area of land and ocean which the "Kingdom of EnenKio" asserts as a sovereign nation separate from the Marshall Islands and the area of land and ocean which the "Dominion of Melchizedek" is asserting control over are areas within the geographical and political boundaries of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
The Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands discourages all independent sovereign nations having diplomatic relations with the Republic from acknowledging any fraudulent claims made by representatives of the "Kingdom of EnenKio" and the "Dominion of Melchizedek". (External Link)
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